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Seeing iPhone in non-carrier countries? We want photos!

by Christina Warren Jan 25th 2008 at 2:00PM

Some critics scoff at the notion that as many as 30% of all iPhones are being used in countries without an official carrier agreement. Just from our own reader comments/reports (and dim-witted criminals) we have no problem with the plausibility of those figures. One thing is for certain, plenty of people outside the officially contracted countries have and are using iPhones. And we want pictures!

Reader Jim wrote to us with this suggestion, and we think it's just great. So, here's the deal - if you live in a country where the iPhone is not officially available (or you are visiting one of those countries) and you spot someone using an iPhone, take a picture. If you are a non-carrier iPhone owner yourself, we want your pictures too! We would like to see shots that at least somewhat indicative of their geographical location -- just so we can answer any of the nay-sayers who try to claim the photos are fake.

Send your pictures to photos AT tuaw.com and we'll post up a gallery of the submissions. I think it will be interesting to see how many places the iPhone has traveled, even without an official contract.

Thanks Jim!

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mozsniper

I live in Mozambique and I have a 16gig Iphone that I brought back from the USA. In Mozambique they sell them at over $800.00 USD, and thats for a 8gig. Its sad that Apple has restricted their market to a few countries.

April 24 2008 at 8:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bunty

Is iphone seriously available in Amsterdam? Is it sold unlocked without a contract? please reply me as I am going there next week

April 11 2008 at 1:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MobiusXP

My cousin who is on vacation in Vietnam is actually using his Iphone there, also there are relatives there who are also using the Iphone in Vietnam as well. I think the Iphone is one damn popular mobile device, it is pretty expensive in Vietnam though.

March 28 2008 at 10:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Romkin

Check out ripdev.com for the Russian, Bulgarian and Greek iPhone localization projects and Caterpillar, a usefull iPhone add-on.

Thinking in Demand-and-Offer terms, I presume there are lots of iPhones in Greece, Bulgaria and, of course, Russia.

I wish Steve Jobbs would spend more time and effort on creating benefits for consumers (like new apps for iPhone or letting third parties create those apps for iPhone) than making profits on us, consumers. Good luck, Stevie, and thanks for the challenge! :D

March 02 2008 at 11:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Romkin

Hi there! I use to travel a lot throughout Russia - Moscow, Perm, Ufa, Kazan, Tyumen etc. and I assure you, I've seen hundreds of jailbroken iPhones out here! Me and my wife own 4 of them, despite the fact that I'm using one of my 2 iPhones with a multi-SIM with 6 different phone numbers. Furthermore we use another 4 iPhones at our TONI&GUY hair shop in Perm for our visitors' WiFi Internet browsing and video entertainment. ;D

March 02 2008 at 11:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cbong69

I work in UAE and there're a lot of unlocked iPhones. Big departmental store sell it for $800 ( ouch! ) and small mobile shop sell for $700. There are some 10 people in my office now using the iPhone, thanks to a colleague who just came back from US. We got it for $399 and unlocked it ourselves and use it on both Etisalat and Du networks. It's great!!!

February 23 2008 at 1:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Makalle

Hello from Dar-Es-Salaam!
am using my iPhone firmware 1.1.3 on local "TIGO" network here in Tanzania, East Africa!
iPhone rocks :-D

February 06 2008 at 7:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kraupu

Vilnius, Lithuania.
Here are the pics from Lithuania:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraupu/2100800931
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraupu/2244433316

February 05 2008 at 9:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Onua

In portugal They are sold at 700€ each! there are already some in the wild. I personaly saw 2. (and am getting mine next week :D ) Its so simple that u can get someone to unlock them for just 50€ including the turbo sim!

February 01 2008 at 5:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tim Prestidge

in new zealand and most of us have the iphone.
just use the local vodafone carrier with a modified SIM card.
you can buy the iphone from shops, they advertise them openly in newspapers etc...

January 31 2008 at 3:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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